Teaching Assistant - St Martin's

Salary: 

NJC Grade 4, Scale point 7-10 (£25,584 to £26,835 per annum pro rata)

Full-time/Part-time:

• 34 hours 55 mins hours per week, term time only plus INSET days.
• Monday to Thursday 8.45 – 4.30, Friday 8.45 – 4pm with a 40 min daily
• unpaid lunch break

Experience:

Experience in a care or school setting would be an advantage.

Closing Date: We reserve the right to close the advert early in the event of high levels of applications

Starting Date:  ASAP – to be discussed at interview

Status: Permanent

St Rose's provision is from 2 to 25 years; a nursery, a non-maintained special school for students from 5 to 19 and St Martin’s an independent specialist college for students from 19 to 25. Our students have physical and sensory disabilities, learning and communication difficulties and complex health needs.

We are looking for a committed Teaching Assistant to work with our students to give them the individual attention they need to help them achieve their potential and to assist them with their personal care needs.

St Rose’s is an inspiring, stimulating and rewarding place to work, where new challenges abound. We have a strong commitment to support staff in continuing their professional development, and we offer many ways to achieve this.

Our staff enjoy a strong sense of community and professional support, as well as a lively and cheerful environment to work in. We recognize that our staff are our most important asset, and we are aware that the quality and commitment of our staff is crucial to our success.

We offer all our staff the following benefits:

• A supportive ethos and well-being of all staff
• Employee Assistance Programme through Care First
• Employer contributions to Nest Pensions or Teachers Pension Scheme
• Excellent CPD opportunities and career progression
• Free meals for care staff working evenings and weekends.
• Free parking
• Free use of our hydrotherapy swimming pool on a Monday evening (term time only)
• Non-teaching staff salaries are in line with NJC bands and NHS Bands
• Paid study support (criteria applies)
• Subsidised fees for our on-site Nursery
• Subsidised lunches
• Very generous annual leave entitlement for non-teaching staff equating to 30 days plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time or term time only posts)

Visits are warmly welcomed.  See details to the right of this advert for further details.

Applications should be made by application form only. CVs will not be accepted. 

For an application pack and application form please email by clicking on Apply Now or call the number in the contact details. If you wish to find out more about what we do, please look at our website .

St Rose’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff, and volunteers, to share the same commitment. Candidates will require an enhanced DBS check and two satisfactory references prior to taking up the post.